Month: November 2018

This has been a tough season for Southampton. The Saints escaped relegation by some stroke of luck last season and they were expected to do better this season but they have started the campaign in all sorts of trouble. They come into this game without a win in 6 games and although they have lost… Read more

Roma were beaten by Real Madrid at their last game in Europe. In the first half of that 2-0 loss, it felt like the game could go either way, but the Romans failed to take their share of the chances and fell to 2 second half goals from Madrid. That was their second consecutive loss… Read more

Aston Villa were close to securing a return to the Premier League last season under the guidance of Steve Bruce, but Fulham pipped them to the last spot. They have since sacked Bruce after their early season form put them in danger of missing promotion again. They named Brentford manager Dean Smith as Bruce’s replacement… Read more

SS Lazio use to be the powerhouse of Italian football just over a decade ago, regularly competing in the Champions League. They came very close to returning to Europe’s biggest competition last season but still fell short in their last game of the season. They have had to settle for another season in the Europa… Read more

The last time these teams met was at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. On that night, the Brazilians ended up 4-1 victors and sealed their passage into the next round of the World Cup. This time, the Selecao have decided to make England their new home for friendlies, but they should have a good… Read more

Portugal are a team on form at the moment. They drew with Italy last week to book their place in the Euro Nations League semifinals which they would host next June. They have managed to turn around a Round of 16 defeat at the World Cup into topping their Euro Nations League group without Cristiano… Read more

Manchester United could lose Phil Jones to a Premier League rival for nothing next summer if they don’t offer him a new deal. Jones has been out of favour at Old Trafford recently as Jose Mourinho looks to prefer a Lindelof and Smalling partnership at the heart of his defence. The Red Devils have so… Read more

Manchester United are on the verge of losing one of their biggest stars, Ander Herrera, as the Spaniard enters the final year of his current deal. Herrera has been at Old Trafford since 2014 and has just under a year left on his current deal. Reports from Spain claim that the former Bilbao man has… Read more

Celtic is another team out to get revenge and show that they have found some new form when they take to the field for this game. The Bhoys were beaten 2-0 by Leipzig when they visited Germany 2 weeks back. Since that time, they have won three straight matches, scoring 13 times and conceding none. So… Read more

Arsenal earned a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at home on Saturday to keep their unbeaten run that has stretched to 14 games now going. The Gunners showed in that game that they now have the mentality to compete with the very best of teams in the English top flight. They have also been perfect in… Read more